Plateau #2

June 1, 2012

I hit it again…a plateau. That dreaded area that every person on a weight-loss journey hits. The first time was back in November when the scale did not want to read anything other than 144. After 2 months it finally moved…or I should say inched its way down. Since May 1^st I’ve been hovering right around 135. Today the magic number was again 135. Can anyone say “plateau”? J

I will be shaking a few things up this month and I hope they will pay off, greatly! I knew when I set out to reach 120 by July 4^th it would be a long shot…but why sell myself short? My main goal as actually been “to be within 10 pounds of my final goal weight” by July 4^th. Then I had to go and get a little ambitious.

Now, however, I’m aiming to make sure I reach that “with-in” range mark. I’ve just 4 weeks to do it, so I’m really going to have to work hard and pay very close attention to every item of food I eat. With that being said I’m going to aim to preplan/precook all my meals that way I’m not just grabbing this or that because I’m hungry. Yes, my choices these days are healthier, but sometimes I give into cravings. There will be NO giving in this month. It is time to get off this plateau.

June plans:

·         Record everything you eat & drink.

·         Record every exercise & calorie burn.

·         Work out with Naomi, M/W/F  – doing Jamie Eason’s 12-week-trainer program (this is going to be hard)

·         Attend HIIT every Mon & Friday.

·         Do not miss a training session (except June 21^st-but do not indulge during Lady’s day either)

·         Indulge (slightly) June 16^th while in Burgee.

·         Run on Sundays.

·         Take Saturday’s completely OFF.

·         Wednesday’s ONLY workout with Naomi – rest of the day is OFF.

·         Sell more “too big” clothes and save $$$ for the Fashion Makeover July 4^th!

·         Clear clutter from the house; simplify. – Perhaps I’m getting old.

·         Take vitamins! Stop forgetting!

·         June 23^rd Warrior Dash!

There is probably more, but for now that’s all I can think of. How many of you are sitting on this Plateau with me? Well, I say it’s time we got off, what do you say? Any ideas on how to accomplish that?

Upcoming things for this blog…

Hopefully the new awesome design will be ready & up and running sometime this month! I can’t wait!

Mondays – Friends Making Monday’s posts. Generally it’s just a fun questionnaire to help you get to know each other out in the cyber world. I enjoy answering the questions and reading everyone’s comments. Be sure to play along by answering the questions on your blog and linking up.
Tuesdays -Writing day
Wednesdays - What I ate Wednesday’s – I did a horrible job, posting what I ate with pictures for the month of May. So we’re going to change that to sharing that information on Wednesdays. This is something else other bloggers can do as well, just by linking up.
Thursdays - Writing day
Fridays - Food Frustrations – we all have them and this is the day I choose to vent about them.
Saturdays - DAY OFF.
Sundays -Running posts.

I hope you’ll be by to visit this month and see how things are going. Leave a comment and I’ll be sure to do the same for you. Now, what do you say we get off this damn plateau?

T